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Old 14th August 2017, 02:00 AM
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No, very little rust concerns here with modern cars.
Not to say that rust doesn't happen, but our cars don't tend to biodegrade to the extent of yours!

There are exceptions:
My missus' old Ford Falcon ("old" = 2003) is a wagon (estate), and when Ford used to make Falcon wagons, they stretched the wheelbase by 100mm or so for extra load carrying (and used the extended architecture for a long wheelbase "prestige" sedan called the Fairlane (a-la A8L - except the overall size was only 16mm longer than the S8!)).
They did it on the cheap (can't picture Ford being like that..) and the stretch was basically a rear wheelarch sheet metal extension (using the standard Falcon sedan rear door) which had the net effect of enlarging the inner guard area and created a cavity area between the door and wheelarch of the extra 100mm or so.
We live in a dirt road with a dirt driveway and are on the southern slope of the local hill (think northern exposure there). So during winter it remains somewhat soggy down here and mud sits in the cavity area and remains damp. If you're not diligent in hosing that area out frequently, it becomes a rust hotspot (as in my missus case!).
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Current:
2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest!
2002 Audi S8 - Project
Replacement head coming arrived thanks to MJ
Silver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that).
Family:
2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design
- has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car!

Sold:
1997 Audi A4
- Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl)
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